Question

【题目】Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：

If you speak to Benjamin K.hammer on the phone, you would think you were talking to a person who had lived in a Chinese-speaking environment since childhood, as he uses Mandarin’s four tones correctly.

But Hammer started learning Mandarin when he was a high school senior in San Jose,California. Since there were no Chinese-related courses at his high school in the 1990s, Hammer studied Mandarin in a community school’s night classes.

“In the United States, people are curious about Eastern culture, such as the culture of religion, Kung fu and traditional Chinese medicine,” Hammer said.

Hammer is one of the US citizens who show a great interest in Chinese culture.In addition to Mandarin, he learned Kung fu from a Chinese teacher when he was a student at American University in Washington.He got his Chinese name, Meng Weilong, from his Kung fu teacher.

At American university, Hammer majored in (专业主修) international relations, and selected Chinese as his foreign language without any hesitation. From then on, Hammer spent more time and effort in learning Chinese than he did on his major.

“Chinese and English belong to different language families. Learning Chinese is a great challenge, but I do like it. It’s rare that a Western foreigner can speak Chinese very well. I believe learning Chinese, rather than Spanish, can make me stand out from my friends. That makes me fel so great,” he said.

Hammer received his master’s degree in Chinese Classical Philology(中国古典文献学) at Shandong University and spent another four years getting his doctorate(博士学位) in the same major from Peking University.

Now the 37-year-old man works as a teacher at the Advanced Institute for Confucian Studies of Shandong University in Jinan. He is also the assistant editor of the English version of the Journal of Chinese Humanities.

【1】Hammer is a foreigner who was born and grew up in China, isn’t he?

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【2】Where did Hammer first start to learn Mandarin as a high school student?

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【3】What Eastern culture attracts Hammer and some other US citizens?

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【4】Why do many westerners find it difficult to learn Chinese?

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【5】What does the phrase “stand out” in paragraph 6 probably mean?

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【6】What kind of impression has Hammer left on you? Please find the proofs from the passage.

I think ________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 No he isn’t

【2】In a community school/In a community school’s night classes.

【3】The culture of religion,kung fu and traditional Chinese medicine.

【4】Because chinese and English belong to different language families.

【5】It probably means “the better than the other”.

【6】I think Hammer is keen on chinese culture.He started to learn chinese at an early age,he spent more time and effort in learning Chinese than on his major in universities and he even came to study and work in China.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一位学习汉语的美国人叫Benjamin K.hammer，他从小就学习汉语，对汉语有很深的研究，他现在在济南山东大学儒学高级研究所当老师。他也是《中国人文》英文版的助理编辑。

【1】题干“哈默是一个在中国出生长大的外国人，是吗？”根据文中But Hammer started learning Mandarin when he was a high school senior in San Jose,California. Since there were no Chinese-related courses at his high school in the 1990s,可知，Benjamin K.hammer可知不是说出生在中国的外国人。故填(1). No (2). he isn’t。

【2】题干“Hammer高中时从哪里开始学普通话的？” 根据文中Hammer studied Mandarin in a community school’s night classes.可知，在社区学校/社区学校的夜校。故填In a community school/In a community school’s night classes.。

【3】题干“什么样的东方文化吸引了哈默和其他一些美国公民？”根据文中 “In the United States, people are curious about Eastern culture, such as the culture of religion, Kung fu and traditional Chinese medicine,” Hammer said.可知，宗教、功夫和中医文化。故填The culture of religion,kung fu and traditional Chinese medicine.。

【4】题干“为什么许多西方人觉得学汉语很难？” “根据文中Chinese and English belong to different language families. Learning Chinese is a great challenge可知，因为汉语和英语属于不同的语系。故填Because chinese and English belong to different language families.。

【5】题干“第6段中的“stand out”一词可能是什么意思？”根据上文 I believe learning Chinese, rather than Spanish及下文That makes me feel so great,” he said.可知，这里是说比别人更高。

stand out意思是“脱颖而出”。故填It probably means “the better than the other。

【6】题干“Hammer给你留下了什么样的印象？请从这篇文章中找到证据。

通读整篇短文可知，Hammer对中国文化很感兴趣，他从小就开始学习汉语，他在学习汉语上花的时间和精力都比大学里的专业多，甚至来中国学习和工作。故填I think Hammer is keen on chinese culture.He started to learn chinese at an early age,he spent more time and effort in learning Chinese than on his major in universities and he even came to study and work in China.。